Japanese WWII destroyer Teruzuki wreck found off Guadalcanal after 83 years
In a remarkable deep-sea discovery, an international research team has located the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki, sunk in 1942 during one of the most decisive naval…
4,000-year-old teeth reveal earliest evidence of betel nut chewing in Southeast Asia
A recent study uncovered the oldest direct biochemical evidence of betel nut chewing in Southeast Asia, dating back 4,000 years. Researchers used advanced chemical analysis on ancient…
Reconstructions reveal faces of Neolithic sisters buried 6,000 years ago
More than 6,000 years ago, in the Krumlov Forest of South Moravia in the Czech Republic, two sisters endured a hard life in an ancient mining settlement….
3D analysis reveals Shroud of Turin image likely came from sculpture, not Jesus’ body
A new 3D digital analysis offers compelling evidence that the Turin Shroud—long believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus—was likely not created by contact…
2,500-year-old Siberian mummy’s tattoos reveal Iron Age artistry and ancient techniques
A new study has unveiled incredibly detailed tattoos on a 2,500-year-old mummy unearthed in Siberia’s Altai Mountains, yielding unusual insights into the artistry, technology, and cultural significance…
Bronze Age burial of young woman unearthed in Iran reveals Greater Khorasan’s wealth and trade links
Archaeologists have unearthed the richest tomb to date at the Tepe Chalow site in eastern Iran, yielding new understanding of an enigmatic ancient cultural network now referred…
Moses may be named in ancient Egyptian mine inscriptions, sparking debate over earliest biblical references
A new interpretation of 3,800-year-old inscriptions discovered in an Egyptian turquoise mine has reopened one of archaeology’s most controversial debates: Did Moses, the biblical leader of the…
Three prehistoric domus de janas, or “fairy houses,” unearthed in Sardinia, Italy
In a significant archaeological find, researchers have unearthed three previously unknown domus de janas, or “fairy houses,” in the Sant’Andrea Priu archaeological site in Bonorva, Sardinia. Bonorva,…
Ancient finger grooves in glittering Australian cave reveal sacred rituals of First Nations ancestors
Researchers have just uncovered ancient finger marks—traces of sacred gestures from millennia past—deep within a limestone cave called New Guinea II, in GunaiKurnai Country in southeastern Australia….
900-year-old Viking-era carved head unearthed in Orkney
An unexpected discovery during a summer excavation on the Orkney island of Rousay has fascinated archaeologists—a carved sandstone head, possibly more than 900 years old, was unearthed…